Clusty Toolbar in the top 15!
by Jason GodeskyClusty’s Firefox Toolbar made PC World’s Top 15 Firefox Extensions, thanks to Clusty Clips. I love those things; I keep the toolbar itself permanently docked in “mini-mode,” so it appears as nothing more than an icon next to the search box. Then it captures my queries, and lets me user Clusty Clips–I can highlight any word (even in a textarea!), right click, and get a dictionary definition or a Wikipedia article on it. I never have to explain my obscure references again!
PC World elaborates:
Clusty Toolbar 1.0.2 helps you find information quickly and easily. It’s possible to search and cluster results from multiple search engines, as well as obtain encyclopedia information (from Wikipedia), dictionary definitions, and even shopping and gossip, doing it all either by selecting a word or phrase and right-clicking to display the context-sensitive menu, or by typing it in the search box. Mini-Mode saves valuable screen space by eliminating the toolbar and keeping Clusty’s functionality on hand.
(Disclaimer: I’m a software engineer for Vivísimo, and I like what I do a good deal. I was heavily involved in Clusty’s creation, and continue to be heavily involved in its development. I didn’t write the Clusty toolbar, though; that was my coworker, Marco Arment. I just like it a lot.)
